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Originally Posted by leigh
i seem to get problems with ABC 1 and 2 when airplanes go overhead (starts stuttering)
from the wall to my media centre i have quad shielded cable, but from the wall to the antenna i have no idea what cable it is.
would getting new quad shield cable from the antenna to the wall help this stuttering?
sorry to hijack your thread Xearo
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Not necessarily. When planes go over you're getting reflections off the metal skin of the plane. This causes multipath interference at the antenna - it's generally not induced interference in the cables.
The caveat is that any interference can be exacerbated by poor cables and joins as your overall Signal to Noise (SN) ratio will be lower. So it may pay to check what state your antenna system is in anyway. If it's getting old and the cables are looking a bit worse for wear, then replacing can't hurt.
If you're antenna is old you could get it replaced with something a bit more directional. This would help with the multipath interference, and raising the signal level generally will help avoid the stutters. A good antenna installer will be able to advise you on this.